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Bouck White (1874-1951), Congregational minister, arrested for disorderly conduct when he appeared at a church service to preach about the immorality of wealth; his wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouck_White

Bain caption has it right, LOC caption for some reason truncates the admittedly rather unusual first name.

pennylrichardsca & Wystan: Thanks for the further information on Bouck White. An article in the New York Times of May 11, 1914 gives a good retelling of the events leading up to and following the moment captured in this photograph. trialsanderrors: Yet another case where the Bain caption card transcribed by Library staff did not match with the information on the Bain negative itself. We will get them in sync when we update this record. Thanks!

Very interesting and detailed article, thanks. The church, attended by the Rockefellers, was replaced by a newer building in 1930, and was on West 57th Street, near Carnegie Hall. White's action (with 20 of his followers) at the church was in response to the Ludlow Massacre in Colorado, which had taken place on April 20th. A more sympathetic account of White's actions that day (for which he served 6 months in jail) is told here: www.archive.org/stream/fromprisoletters00whitrich/frompri... When supporters petitioned Governor Glynn for his pardon, he wrote the governor to assure him that he was not sorry for his actions: "" Repentant ! " I am, sir, the most unrepentant pris- oner a New York City jail ever sloughed into a cell. Let another Ludlow massacre happen, I would repeat my deed to-morrow. So far from life in prison having wrought in me a penitential work, it has tightened and reenforced in me a remonstrant mood."

Excellent action shot.

What a happy couple!

wonder if they were on their way to Jekyll Island

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 1910s Fashion, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Laura Spelman Rockefeller's head is huge in this photo. It does look like a head/hat was edited onto that body, especially when viewed close up. I downloaded the image, saw a blurry section above her head, and a white section around the right side of her face, and saw that his face and coat had been hand-outlined also. Possibly she had a blurred face, and the newspaper wanted a clear shot of her to publish? I did find another image online of this same train trip. She has on the same or a very similar dress coat. TITLE:John Davison Rockefeller, 1839-1937 CALL NUMBER:BIOG FILE - Rockefeller, John Davison, 1839-1937 [item] [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:LC-USZ62-55926 (b&w film copy neg.) SUMMARY:1/2 length, standing, facing left, and wife; railroad? conductor behind them. MEDIUM:1 photographic print. CREATED/PUBLISHED:c1911 July 13. NOTES: J157560 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI; Shelf. Sources checked: www. R-, Laura C. Spelman, d. 1915. REPOSITORY:Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID:(b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b03804 CONTROL #:2004679693 popartmachine.com/item/pop_art/LOC+1082712/JOHN-DAVISON-R....

ROCKEFELLER GIVES WORD; And Sea Breeze Camp, Child-Saving Station, Gets Ready to Open. April 17, 1910, Sunday Page 12, 770 words John D. Rockefeller has authorized the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor to reopen Junior Sea Breeze for its fifth season. The child-saving station at Junior Sea Breeze is supported entirely by Mr. Rockefeller and has been in operation for four years at Sixty-fourth Street and East River, in the shadow of the Rockefeller Institute. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=980DEED81539E433A...